Pas de Deux
Low blue waves layer,
lift, balance, turning step back,
the Adagio.
Gold cliffs rise in even steps
for two at ease, adjacent,
Real
Thirds, sixths inverted
ring in octaves, ice on brass,
on stone at midnight.
Rock chimes mark the Hour of Grave,
angel bells ethereal.
(i)
Leather boots, tartan
skirt, drape of cape, vermilion
hold his unbelief.
Poise of carriage carries her,
virgin oil, a first pressing.
(ii)
Staircase, verandah,
carriageway, orchard, paddock,
sea of emerald.
Equinoctial tides, aqua
terraces: the Goddess walks.
(iii)
From rimu woodgrain,
railings, columns, newel posts
amber blanches, fades.
At the turnings mist conceals
an edge above the abyss.